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Join Curator Peter Whiteley for an exploration of the life of Col. Louis Cook, or, by his Mohawk name, Atayataghronghta (1738–1814). Simultaneously the highest-ranking African-American officer and Native American officer in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, in 1775, he approached George Washington to offer the services of 200 Kahnawake Mohawks for the Patriot cause. This talk looks at the personal history of this exceptional man, who deserves a more prominent place in American history.